My interactive fiction According to Cain includes a soundtrack, twelve songs tailored to play at key times as the game’s story unfolds. Unfortunately, the only way to hear that music is to play it using an appropriate interpreter (in this case, QTads).

I’ve been putting it off for a year now, but have now made the score available outside of game play. The According to Cain soundtrack on Spotify now allows you to hear all the music incorporated in the original interactive fiction. I’ve constructed the playlist to correspond roughly with the progression of the story line.

The soundtrack comprises music from two brilliant artists: Serge Quadrado, whose Arabia-inspired pieces provide much authenticity in terms of instrumentation and fidelity to sources, and Kevin MacLeod, the “Internet’s composer” who has given us a tremendous amount of Creative Commons music usable by just about anyone who needs it.

Enjoy!